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seems like a reality when you can only use one leg to climb with...

dis·a·bil·i·ty

noun /ˌdisəˈbilitē/ 
disabilities, plural

A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities


I would think that the guys climbing don't agree that they are disabled. Dood says so in first 5 seconds of video.

...you don't think having one leg is a physical condition that limits your movement? Its clear watching him drag that prosthetic leg up the climb its a disability, pretty cool video though and the dude is way stronger than me!

I am a physical therapist. I deal with people all the time that have some form of physical challenge. I use challenge and not limit because it is an important paradigm shift in your thinking and dealing with physical... well, challenges. Limit implies that there is a ceiling to what can not be done. What is the "limit" of the guy bouldering with one leg? Maybe it is an advantage. The average leg weighs approximately 20% of a persons body weight. It would be beneficial for me to drop 35 lbs for some moves... What if some day a guy crushes V12 or V14 with one leg? Who knows. Disabilities don't define people, their actions do. I would say that many more dorito munching couch potatoes are more disabled than these guys.

its all in the application.

I guess there is some word play involved in terms like disability.
Someone who has lost a limb has a physical disability, disadvantage or whatever we choose to call it.
What they don't have is a limitation imposed on them by others viewing their situation from a distance.
This is an inspiring video and shows the power of the human spirit and it's ability to set it's own limits no matter the obstacle.
We had a guy here at the Crane Cycle Fest in May who lost both legs below the knee in Vietnam in 1967. In his remarks he called
it a minor inconvenience not a disability. He was told he would never walk again. He went on to become a world class cyclist and rides 12,000 miles a year.
At the time of his injury he still managed to drag a fellow soldier who was also wounded to safety.
Last year we had a young man who rode a bike 60 miles with both prosthetic legs and arms on a normal style bike that was outfitted so he could shift and brake
with his prostetic arms/hands. Blew by me on Mule Barn Hill as if I was in concrete I am a bit bionic myself at this point having lost a third of my heart and being powered by a 3 volt battery for the last 4 and 1/2 years. In April I met up with some Canadians and one Californian in St. George, Utah for some cragging. Three of us had internal Defibrillators and the one gentleman from Canada was leading 5.12 with a defibrillator in his chest - yikes !
Thanks for posting this video as it makes me want to keep after it and work even harder. Just imagine what the world could accomplish if everyone approached their own personal "disabilities" as the young man in this video. It's alright to be scared, it's not alright to let it stop you.

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Quit throwing out bait so you can troll the forums. First person to reply you jumped on with a definition. I'm gonna throw you the best advice you've ever got for free. Sell your computer, buy some gear and get out there and pound rock.

Syphur wrote:C2C

Quit throwing out bait so you can troll the forums. First person to reply you jumped on with a definition. I'm gonna throw you the best advice you've ever got for free. Sell your computer, buy some gear and get out there and pound rock.

LMAO, that is awesome advice. I am sitting here wishing I was climbing but instead looking for something interesting about climbing online. Saw the video on DPM and thought I would share. The rest just followed.

Thanks for the best free advice I have ever gotten. If I didn't have to run a business, feed a family, and pay a mortgage I might dump my computer. But for now I am limited to getting out every other week end at best.